Roger's Wedding

The back of her dress was amazing

Mr. Sweet-tooth was so excited about the cookies:)

Final Four!!!

For once I (Chris) got every final four team right in my pool.

That's Right....

I'm the MAN

March Movie Reviews

1. Dan in Real Life:
The Basic Plot: It follows the life of a single dad w/ three girls.
The Review: We are big Steve Carell fans, but Chris was disappointed it wasn't funnier. I think my view is a little tainted because I was completely exhausted when we watched the film.
Chris gives it: B
Monica gives it: B

2. Drillbit Taylor:
The Basic Plot: Three high school "nerds" hire a body guard to protect them from bullies.
The Review: Oddly, I really enjoyed the movie. We laughed constantly (not just giggled, but hard belly laughs). There were a few parts Chris thinks could have been omitted, but we would definately watch it again.
Chris gives it: B
Monica gives it: A

3. Sideways:
The basic plot: Two friends travel through wine country (one: a groom-to-be / the other: the Bestman). The Bestman spends most of the time drinking away his sorrows, while the groom is on the prowl for one last "friend" before marriage.
Review: I have to admit....I was underwhelmed. I was excited when I saw the movie at the Corvallis Library, since I remembered it has won a few Oscars. It was really funny at times, but for the most part depressing.
Chris gives it: D or an E (He didn't like cheating, drinking, and nudity)
Monica Gives it: C

4. The Brave One:
The basic plot: After her boyfriend is beaten to death, Jodie Foster devotes her life to helping others and finding her boyfriend's killers.
Review: This movie is very intense throughout, and the acting is fantastic with many big names in Hollywood. We like intense, action packed movies so this was right up our alley.
Chris gives it: B
Monica gives it: B

5. Dirty Dancing Havana Nights:
The basic plot: Same as the original, only in Cuba.
Review: It was really bad! I am surprised we watched the whole thing. The acting was bad, the plot was bad, and they brought back Patrick Swazye which is bad on a whole other level
Chris gives it: D
Monica gives it: F

6. Horton Hears a Who:
Basic Plot: Horton the elephant, finds a spec that turns out to be an entire world called Whoville. Knowing he holds this small world in his hands, Horton knows he needs to find a safe place to keep it.....but it turns out to be harder than he thought.
Review: It is a great family film. I took my Boss' kids to see it and they all loved it. It was funny, witty, and creative.....just like the book.
Monica gives it: A

Home "Improvements??"

Like I said in our last post, the Taylor's have not been having a "normal" break from school. Between work and home improvements we haven't had the Spring Break most college students would want; but we aren't your normal college students.

We have been chomping at the bit to paint, but painting takes time, which we normally dont have. It has been awesome adding our fun little touches to the house, fun being a relative term in this case (fun to me, lets get this over with to Chris).

You know paint is a funny thing, for less than $30 you can completely change the way a room looks and feels. Since Chris knows I have been waiting paitiently for 6 months, he let me pick out ALL of the colors. Of course I asked for his imput, but he let me make the final choice. A HUGE deal in our house, since he is a designer by trade. I loved moving furniture around and creating new spaces in the house. Here is our new entry way with a bench to hide our shoes under:) We painted our entry and Dining Room "Chai Spice", which was a very scary color to Chris at first but now he loves it.

We have painted 4 rooms (hopefully 2.5 more by the end of the break), gone through two large rolls of painters tape, 4 gallons of paint, and managed to only ruin one pair of paint splattered sweats each. Below is our guest bedroom and bathroom, so you are all welcome to come stay with us and see the colors for yourselves. Can't wait to do our bedroom next:)

Crazy Weekend!!!

So much for relaxing.....In the last 48 hours we drove to Independence for a wedding, drove to the coast for Easter to say goodbye to our grandparents, and did some fun stuff to the house. I will put the pictures up as soon as I download them to my computer.

Oh, and I am sick of the weather. It was so windy at the beach that the rain was coming down horizontally??? It was strange! I am ready for a tropical vacation.

Who's Ready for..........

We're done!!

I am off to take my last final right now and Chris turned in his last paper yesterday, so you know what that means.............No school for 11 days!!!! We can't wait to have the time off.

That's Fierce!!!

Ok. Let me (Monica) tell you about a little thing that I would like to call my OBSESSION. It's called: Project Runway. I won't let Chris change our cable provider because Comcast is the only one that comes with Bravo TV, without charging a rediculous fee. I am really sad that the season is over, but it is nice to have my Wednesday nights back again. Melisa, my most fashionable friend came over the other night to watch the season finale with me, and wow what a show!!! She was disappointed that her boyfriend Rami didn't win, but I didn't care too much because I think they were all great.

The show has really brought out a new creative side in me. I find myself being more aware of how others dress, what colors look good together, the latest trends, etc. I think Chris likes it too because I have been dressing up a lot more too:) In a world full of reality shows, I get sick of turning on the TV and watching people make fools of themselves over and over. Like that stupid show, I can't remember the name, but it hooks people up to lie detectors to see if they lie or tell the truth. Anyway, I hate that show!!! It really makes me appreciate shows like Project Runway that actually benefits all of its contestants in a positive way.

Christian Siriano was decided the winner this season, which really wasn't very surprising. He was in the top two in every single challenge except for one. Pretty impressive for a 21 year old. I love this picture of him because it really captures him as seen on the show: an eccentric, over the top, funny, and creative designer. Click on the link to see his collection for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHbtvaBJm04

New Car!!

For those of you who know Chris, you know he takes his time to decide on things. We have been talking about getting a new car for months now, actually almost a year now. It finally got to the point where I threw my hands up and told Chris I wasn't going to any more dealerships and I also decided we were not allowed to have anymore "car talks". Man did that really work!!! Within two weeks of laying down the car laws, Chris came home with paperwork saying we owned a new car. We had to wait for a day for it to show up since he knew I really wanted a Black car, and the closest one was in another state. Oh well, a day seemed like nothing compared to the year we had to wait:) I love how great Chris was throughout the waiting process, I love that he waited until he knew he found the BEST deal (believe me we have been in two states searching), I love that he is teaching me to not be so impulsive all the time because somethings are really worth the wait. I appreciate him and his ability to bargain hunt..even if it is a new car:)